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Jimmy Needham | |
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 Jimmy Needham performing during the CD release for his albumNot Without Love in Nashville, TN on August 24, 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1985-08-22)August 22, 1985 (age 39) |
| Origin | Tomball, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Inpop |
| Website | www |
Jimmy Needham (born August 22, 1985) is an Americancontemporary Christian musician signed toInpop Records. He released debut album,For Freedom, an independent release, in 2005, and after signing with the Christian record labelInpop in 2006, a series of albums:Speak (2006),Not Without Love (2008),Nightlights (2010),Clear the Stage (2012), andVice & Virtue (2015).[1]
He is a graduate ofTexas A&M University, where he studied history andphilosophy, and also a graduate ofTomball High School.[2]
Needham's first album,For Freedom, wasindependently released in 2005, with the help of Troy Warren Jr.[3] He signed with the Christian record labelInpop in 2006, and released his major label debut album,Speak, later that year. In late 2007, Needham toured withNewSong,Echoing Angels andNate Sallie.[4]
His second major album,Not Without Love, was released on August 19, 2008.[5] He was also a guest on theRelentless tour withNatalie Grant.[4] On May 18, 2010, Needham releasedNightlights, on Inpop records.
Clear the Stage, released on March 27, 2012 reached No. 128 onBillboard 200 chart on the week of April 14, 2012, and to No. 9 on theTop Christian Albums chart. It briefly appeared at No. 59 onSverigetopplistan on July 6, 2012.[6] The title song, "Clear the Stage", is a contemporary Christian song written byRoss King.
On September 10, 2013, Jimmy Needham released the ten-track,The Hymns Sessions, Vol. 1, containing eight contemporary interpretations of traditional hymns, like "Christos anesti", "How Great Thou Art" featuringTrip Lee and "Holy Holy Holy" featuringShane & Shane, and two originals: "The Gospel" and "It Is Finished".[citation needed] The follow-up album,Vice & Virtue, his sixth, was released on May 5, 2015.
He is married to his wife Kelly, for whom he has written two songs that appeared onNot Without Love.[7] They are "Firefly", a lighthearted, "ragtime style" song about marriage, and "Unfailing Love (Kelly's Song)", a ballad that Needham sang at his wedding, originally written as a proposal to Kelly.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Notes | Singles |
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| 2005 | For Freedom | Independent release | |
| 2006 | Speak | Inpop Records | "Dearly Loved" "Lost at Sea" "Fence Riders" |
| 2008 | Not Without Love | "A Breath or Two" "Forgiven and Loved" "Firefly" | |
| 2010 | Nightlights | "Yours to Take" | |
| 2012 | Clear the Stage | "Clear the Stage" | |
| 2013 | The Hymns Sessions, Vol. 1 | Needhim Music | |
| 2015 | Vice & Virtue | Platinum Pop |
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